Make This: Creepy Cat Eye No-Carve Pumpkins

I don’t know what it is about carving pumpkins, but the idea has never really appealed to me. Maybe I cut myself accidentally when I was carving a pumpkin as a kid and I blocked it out? Who knows? But whatever the reason, if I can avoid carving one of those big orange things, I’m all for it.

So when I happened upon these cat eye doll parts at a craft store a couple of weeks ago, I knew exactly what I would use them for. Pumpkins. I went home, bought a small bag of mini pumpkins from the grocery store and started testing out my idea. The result was these creepy little cat eye pumpkins, that I’m kind of loving. What about you?

I was so excited to get started, I wasn’t able to take many step by step shots, but it so easy, you won’t need photos to figure this one out. Here’s how to make your own…

Materials:

acrylic paint in black // foam brush // plastic cat eye parts in 9mm and 12mm (found on Amazon here or in the doll section at your local craft store) // rubber mallet // poking tool (like a phillips head screwdriver)

How-To:

Start by painting small pumpkins matte black and wait for them to dry. Add another coat if necessary and touch up any areas that need it. Once dry, use a screwdriver (or some other poking device) and a mallet to get a hole started for your first cat eye. Then poke the cat eye into the hole and hit it gently a few times with the mallet to push it all the way in. Repeat this process in a random pattern over your entire pumpkin. That’s it!

Alright. So, a flying pumpkin might not be all that scary. But I couldn’t resist including that photo.

What do you think of this no-carve alternative to traditional pumpkin carving? Will you be making your own creepy cat eye pumps this year? *Yeah, I called ’em pumps. We can still be friends, right?

Today’s post is part of DIY Halloween week on Paper & Stitch (all DIYs, all week long). Check out yesterday’s DIY right here.

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